The one where Emmsy's friends say, 'if you're names not down, you're not coming in!'

[HeyThereGeorgieGirl]

What do you think?

xx

My gums bleed all the time!

fruity I can get 2 for 1 on main courses at Giraffe; Wimbledon? Just give me a date and I'll book a table x

Excellent I'd say probably not until the 2nd week in Feb if you're free then?

Thats what i was thinking, need to wai for the new deals to come out for that week though, I'll keep checking x

It's a bit quiet in here isn't it!

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO??

[Fruity sniffs at her armpits] ........

Must be you Fruity
What were you doing awake at 12.45am?
I've been so hot and grumpy all weekend, over 80% humidity at 9.45pm last night, just unbearable I'm just so unmotivated and uninterested in anything right now. Think I'm just bored with Brisbane, over the hot weather and just have very itchy feet which I can do nothing about. There are worse problems to have, I know, but just feeling a bit blah right now
& I've added up our 'have to be paid' bills for this pay and they come to $1270, so that will leave us poor for another fortnight, but up to date at least.........

haha Scully yes it must be me but you're here too so maybe we both need a wash
I was up because I babysat last night and when I got home I just wasn't tired at all - very strange! I think it's because I had such a lovely lie-in yesterday morning (till 10am!)
The place I babysat at was lovely - all Cath Kidston and Emma Bridgewater - my ideal home! Kids were gorgeous. Two little girls - half oriental (I think) and the older one had the most gorgeous hazel eyes but still very oriental looking, the little one was so delicious - a little chubby toddler Parents lovely too. So nice to have money in my hand as it's been so quiet since Christmas and new year babysitting-wise. I've had to put it straight into my maternity leave fund though
I was watching an old '8 out of 10 Cats' last night and was rolling about laughing. I have to admit when Claudia Winkleman said
"Michelle McManus? She's done so well! She's lost 6 stone!"
Then Sean Lock piped up
"Six stone? That's like throwing a deck chair off the Titanic!" Made my night that did. I do love that man. We saw him live last year

It's so depressing adding up the bills isn't it Scully, my half comes up to just over a grand this month which'll also leave me poor for another month but hey ho, like you said, up to date at least

Oh yeah and Bella must stink too

I do!

Ummm? hello? remember me?? Sorry for my prolonged absence, not going to whinge on about work, tiredness and ms, because you all know how it is, and I?m bloody lucky and very thankful to be in this situation. Scan tomorrow afternoon, not until 4.30. Should be just over 9 weeks. Quite (ha ha ) nervous but I?ll let you all know how it goes...

When people talk about 15th for a meet up, is that March or February? Can do February but not March because that?s when we?re in Devon? Would really love to see everyone so am hoping it?s February!

Ei I really hope your GP is pro-active for you. The others are right, you?ve been so patient and it?s about time that patience reaps some rewards I reckon! It could be that this is when your temperature charting will really come into its own as they?ll be able to get a really good look at your cycle straight away. Make sure you go armed with all your charts, and don't let them fob you off with any nonsense! We?ll all be with you in spirit!

Mibbes What a nightmare! Fantastic that you?ve persevered through all this, not sure I would have managed to! You clearly have iron strong will-power! Really hope it gets easier for you from here on in

Dear Big And Veiny-s Is it wrong that I want to see that?!?! Pictures please!

Fruity I really hate that your DP is giving you all this stress I?ve never seen the two of you together, and it may be that you really do make each other happy despite everything, but? and please forgive me for saying this, do you really want to spend the rest of your life with him? I have a friend who very nearly married the wrong man, partly because they have a little girl together and partly because they?d been together for 9 years. They finally split 4 months before the wedding (when the baby was about about 14months old) and she was devastated, and by herself with a baby. About 7 months later she met the most wonderful man who she adores and who adores her and her daughter. They got married last summer when she was 6 weeks pregnant with their beautiful little girl. I can honestly say she?s never been so happy. Moral of the story: don?t settle for something that deep down you know isn?t right (and I?m not saying that?s necessarily what you?re doing) because if you do you risk missing out on something really special. I really hope this doesn?t sound all ranty/patronising. This may not be your situation at all, and I hope it isn?t, but I wanted to say something just in case? It?s just because I care

Can I just say that I don?t stink by the way? not so sure about the rest of you though

We went to see some friends for tea (and cake ) this afternoon and I slipped on their decking and fell with a BIG bump I landed really heavily on my left hip so at least it didn?t make me worry about Splodge. But I think I?m going to have an enormous bruise (purple cellulite, very attractive!!) because I can?t even sit down atm What a plonker hey?

I was talking to the lady we had tea with about the foods I?ve been eating and those I just can?t face and she?s convinced I?m having a girl Sugar and Spice and all things nice! We?ll see? hopefully!

I?m trying to get a good gawp at Holly Willoughby?s bump on Dancing on Ice but she keeps standing in really inconsiderate positions

See you all tomorrow

hello girls, would love to meet up but its just too far for me, DH doesn't even agree to me talking to ladies from m/n let alone travel to London to have a meet. If I could do it without him knowing and be back in time for childrens collection times then it wouldn't be a problem, just don't want to go through all the arguments that it would bring about. Sorry for being a party pooper.

I think I might have upset sparkly in some way? I sent her a text the other day to ask if she was ok but she didn't reply do you know what's up with her fruity? hate to think I may have offended her?

Hello to all the other ladies
p.s each time I have been pregnant my gums have always bled (quite heavily)

We have life!
Helloo!

Lola Good luck for tomorrow! Shame you couldn't get a morning appointment. I hope work isn't too awful atm. If you're getting lots of sickness then maybe your friend is right about Splodge being a girl. I'm sure it doesn't work for everyone but most people I know who've had terrible ms have had a girl - I'm sure it's just a coincidence though
Thank you so much for the advice re DP. He does aggravate/upset me hugely and from all the moaning and whining I do on here you'd think I absolutely hated him - sometimes I really do! but mostly we get on. Maybe he is wrong for me but I couldn't imagine life without him even though I often think of leaving. Stupid eh? I just think that my mind/feelings are all over the place atm and I'd hate to make such a life changing decision while I have so many hormones raging through me.
Lovely story about your friend!
I hope you don't bruise too much How embarrassing!
BTW, I was talking about the 15th Feb The 14th would be better for me but if Sparkly's able to meet up on her way to Disney then we'll do the 15th. I need to speak to her about it - I'm not sure if she's been lurking at all on here lately so she won't know that we're all planning to meet.
Emmsy Shame you can't come We all need to meet the new babies!
I don't think you would have upset Sparkly I think she's just been really busy. I FB'd her the other day and she said she's been busy. I'm hoping she comes back to us soon Miss her loads!
Maybe she just forgot to reply to your text? I often do that

We've just finished watching the first couple of episodes of Lost! I'm now back into my Sawyer obsession

Lola good luck with the scan, I hope everything is perfect for you! Let us know how it goes.

fruiry OMG...time travelling islands!!! I'm glued! P.S did you recognise the old woman with Ben at the end? She's from a previous episode where she was telling Desmond not to marry Penny very weird!
What's happening on the 15th? X x x

Oh yeah, I remembered that woman but couldnt remember how I recognised her. I thought maybe I'd seen her on another program or something. I vaguely remember her from that episode now you mention it.
I'd forgotten how hot Sawyer looks [melt] DP noticed we'll have a Charlie and a Jack like in Lost, let's hope Charlie doesn't turn into a drug addict then!
Re the 15th - we're sort of thinking of another get-together. Not sure if it's going to work yet though. I'm supposed to be going to an old school friends get-together on that day but can cancel if that's the only day we can all do

My healthy eating starts today! No more sugary crap! Well less of anyway I really don't need the amount of food that passes my lips. It's sheer greed I've started this morning by having a bowl of Weetabix with no sugar! and surprisingly it wasn't that bad
Now I've got to try not to eat biscuits at playgroup - I will be good!

Never got into Lost, do like the names Charlie and Jack though Jack could well be on our list of names again, it was with dd2. Just a very common name here, that's the only thing that puts me off.
Even I have sugar on my weetbix Fruity (we leave out the 'a' here, but they taste the same ), but have been feeling like fresh fruit and salads more than anything lately.
Tonight for dinner I made myself an avocado, mozzerella and tomato salad with prawns with some balsamic vinegar, yummy
Stinking hot here again today, and Australia Day so a public holiday. We went down to the free stuff that was happening on the Esplanade, about 10min from home. Didn't open our wallets all day, the girls had rides, face painting, pancakes, sausage sizzle and snow cones. Then we went to the tidal pool nearby and cooled off in there for an hour or so.
We came home and I fell asleep on the sofa, the dd's watched a dvd on the computer and dh watched the cricket
Good luck for your scan today Lola. I have a consultant appt tomorrow, so hopefully will get to hear the heartbeat and he will confirm that I am low risk and can have a midwife lead pregnancy/birth.
Hi to everyone else, have a nice Monday

HappyAndEiKnowIt CD6 TTC#2 cycle 16 (CP/MC april & june08)
Molliemooma CD6 TTC#1 Cycle 4 (mm/c Jan08, mm/c Aug08 & CP Oct 08)
Piper CD25 TTC#1
Sparkly CD28 TTC#2 Cycle 3 after m/c

Infanticipating
FruitynNutty 32 weeks pg, EDD 22nd March
Teeheelaydee 30 weeks pg, EDD 11th April
HeyThereGeorgieGirl 16 weeks pg (BFP 3rd Nov) EDD 10 July
Scully 16 weeks pg (BFP 8th Nov) EDD 13 July
BellaHarry 13 weeks pg EDD 29th July
Kate2179 BFP 18th Dec

Graduates
Emmsy GIRL! Amy Louise born 7th October 5lbs 12oz
CriCri GIRL! Elise Vivienne at 0630am 4th November, 7lbs 15oz
Mibbes BOY Evan, born 3rd December, 6lbs 5oz

Sorry for the absence ladies, busy weekend caused by us changing our mind about woodwork paint in dining room- very unusual for us but it has involved us having to re-do it! Luckily the 1st attempt was paint we had in the shed so it's not been a costly error, just a time consuming one! (and my back is now killing me from too much painting) Never mind the new colour looks much better.

Not sure about the 15th as it's a Sunday and there is quite often engineering works on the trains so it is a bit of a headache but I will look into it. I'll check out the 14th too. I was thinking the other day whether a Midlands meet would be better so that maybe Sparkly, Ei & Mollie could come (Obviously Emmsy too but looks like not an option for you )

Well done on the new Monday resolve re food Fruity Step away from the biscuit tin! I have just had a call from the doctors to say that they have a prescription for iron tablets for me so obviously my blood test showed low in iron. No exciting diet for me then as will be paranoid about regularity

Lola Ouch! Good luck for the scan - is it me or has that 2 weeks flown by, the holy grail of 12 weeks is fast approaching although I'm sure your breath easy date is much later!

Sparkly Hope things ease off after today and that all is going well - I'm sure you will finish top of the class. Half term - only 3 weeks away!

Big waves and hugs to everyone else.

TeeHee Flown by?!?!? PAH!! Not from where I'm sitting I'm meant to be "working-from-home" today I have SO much to do, but I can't think of anything apart from what's going to happen this afternoon... Please help me someone?! Although I think it's probably a lost cause... I think I will feel a lot better if we get good results from the nuchal (including the blood tests) which by the time we get the results will probably be getting on for 13 weeks. Then, as you said, it's just the long slog until you start to feel movement / get a proper bump... I certainly didn't look 'properly' pg at 17weeks last time, so I'm guessing both things will happen at more or less the same point for me.

I had the same though as you about train travel on sunday 15th, I haven't checked yet to see if it says there's any engineering, but a saturday would probably be better if possible... Looks like I'll probably be in London for saturday 7th March for a friend's birthday party if that's any good to anyone?

Ok. Here's a teaser for you. DH and I have been invited to a 30th birthday party on 7th march when I should be 11 weeks by a girl I work with, though the party is joint for her and her husband, I REALLY need to rsvp but I really don't know whether to go or not... We've never met any of their friends (didn't go to their wedding) and we tend to have different friends at work apart from each other. I probably wouldn't mind telling the couple whose party it is at 11weeks but I don't want to tell anyone else who might be there from work... It's in a hotel about an hour's drive away, black tie for the boys and cocktail dresses for the girls. Here are the problems: 1. I'll have to drive unless we stay which we can't afford to do 2. DH will be drunk. I will be sober. DH will irritate me 3. We won't know anyone 4. I have nothing to wear - none of my posh dresses will fit but I won't be big enough by then for it to be worth buying anything new 5. I know it's very shallow of me, but if I feel uncomfortable and unattractive the chances of me having a good time are slim to none. But on the other hand, it's really nice of them to ask us, DH quite wants to go, and, who knows, I might even enjoy it! So what do you think? what would you do in my position?? If it was just a couple of weeks later I'd go, but 11 weeks is just such an in between, not to mention stressful, time... Advice please ladies

Teehee what colour is the woodwork now? Photos please, I know how much you love posting them!

Scully sounds like you had a lovely day out! When will the heat ease off for you? I don't know how you're coping with it. I was in Brisbane in February a few years ago and the humidity was crippling, and I wasn't pg!

Fruity good luck with the healthy eating! I can never resist biscuits when they're being handed round like that So what are you having for lunch then? Think it might be beans on toast for me, had them last night and they didn't make me feel sick, so might just carry on til they do!

Ooh
Lola it's a tough one I'd be put off for exactly the same reasons as you. At least you have an excuse for not drinking (driving) but having to deal with a drunk DH is not fun and having to introduce yourself to people while sober is a bit intimidating. I'd be reluctant to go but then again, you might enjoy yourself! Sorry, no help what-so-ever!
I've been really good so far today. Didn't have even a crumb of a biscuit at playgroup and while the kids were having lunch I snacked on some leftover carrot and yellow pepper and an apple. I'm now having my lunch which is a sarnie with the thinnest scraping of cream cheese, smoked salmon (sains basics trimmings) and loads of lettuce and cucumber It's very nice - could do with a touch of lemon though but I haven't got any. I wonder if I'll resist the biscuit tin when I'm done. Actually just remembered I've got a tub of plain yogurt (not low fat though) I could have some with a drizzle of honey for my sweet fix

I'll FB Sparkly now to see if she's stopping on the 15th, it might be a bit f a rush for her.................

Lola I had a crappy time at a couple of parties over Christmas for same reasons, maybe not go? or R.S.V.P as late as poss and see how you feel? I suppose your being scanned right now...how'd it go?? x

Scan all good ladies

We saw a wriggling little bean doing gymnastics (well, I say we, I couldn't really make it out at that stage but the consultant said it was bouncing around all over the place )

Measuring spot on for dates which is a big relief, and it's grown from 10.1mm to a massive 25.5mm! Huge huh?!?

Such a relief. Long may it last

I have to book in with my surgery now which is a whole other bundle of fun But I'll rant to you all about that later, I just wanted to let you know that, for now at least, all is well

Fantastic news Lola I'm so happy for you

Just a quick message to congratulate Lola on her successful scan! I know you can't relax just yet, but it's another hurdle out of the way.
Not sure what I'd do about the party - as Bella says, maybe wait and see how you feel. You've got a great excuse not to go should you wish to use it, although tricky if DH wants to go.
Teehee What are you doing still painting?! Sit down and put your feet up whilst you still can! Trust me, you won't have chance in a few weeks' time
Scully Hope your consultant's appt went well and that you heard a good strong hb.
Fruity Hope your healthy eating is still going well and that you didn't succumb to the lure of the biscuit tin!
All is well here, had baby massage this morning and Elise has been sleepy all day. Perhaps she's finally starting to relax. The cranial osteopath suggested she was highly strung as a result of her difficult birth, hence the absence of deep sleep except when she's with me. She's been working on helping her to relax so hopefully it's working. We're still getting the explosive poos though
Hope everybody else is well.

Great news about the scan Lola At 11wks I couldn't have thought of anything worse than having to get dressed up, chauffer dh around and go to a party where I didn't know many people. I just wasn't up to all that effort, well done to you if you have the energy
Sounds like you're doing well with the healthy eating Fruity, you're not on a diet though, make sure you're eating enough
Hopefully you're turning a corner with Elise, Cricri, those poos sound fun though
My consultant appt went well this morning, even with both dd's in tow. Consequently, they both know now, as we hadn't told them about the baby as yet, both are very excited, except dd2 can't understand why she can't see it now. dd1 wants a boy, dd2 wants a girl, oh well, at least one of them will get what they want
Heard the heartbeat no probs, 160 something beats per minute, can't remember exactly. I'm classed as low risk so can have midwife led care and birth, but will be monitored in labour, due to c/s scar, had expected that though.
So that's all a big relief. Just waiting for dd1 to spread the news around school tomorrow when she returns from summer holidays
Good to see things went well at school Sparkly
Heading back out into the heat in a minute, to get the dd's haircuts, hope the place has good air conditioning

Congratulations Lola!!!!!